{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1001.552","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.552","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) engages in the practice of engineering without being licensed or exempted from the licensing requirement under this chapter;\n(2) violates this chapter with respect to the regulation of engineering;\n(3) presents or attempts to use as the person's own the engineering license or seal of another; or\n(4) gives false evidence of any kind to the board or a board member in obtaining an engineering license.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.46, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 6. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, LAND SURVEYING, AND RELATED PRACTICES","SUBTITLE A. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING AND RELATED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 1001. TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS","SUBCHAPTER L. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1001.htm#1001.552","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"bcd539a61303957904f80822d3d397b158809a2fcb33d865656b444df79d8f2b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1001.5511","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1001.553"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}